Hi!
> It means that there's a firmware stored at the device's eeprom
> (version 4.0.2). When the driver starts, it downloads a newer firmware
> from the file dvb-demod-si2168-b40-01.fw.
Thanks for the explanation.
> Btw, could you please try the enclosed hack and post the results?
Will do in a second.
FWIW, this hack worked:
diff --git a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
index e87040d6eca7..28a3a4f1640e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
+++ b/drivers/media/tuners/si2157.c
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ static int si2157_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
#define SI2147_A30 ('A' << 24 | 47 << 16 | '3' << 8 | '0' << 0)
#define SI2146_A10 ('A' << 24 | 46 << 16 | '1' << 8 | '0' << 0)
#define SI2141_A10 ('A' << 24 | 41 << 16 | '1' << 8 | '0' << 0)
+ #define GONZO (255 << 24 | 255 << 16 | 255 << 8 | 255 << 0)
switch (chip_id) {
case SI2158_A20:
@@ -148,6 +149,10 @@ static int si2157_init(struct dvb_frontend *fe)
case SI2177_A30:
fw_name = SI2157_A30_FIRMWARE;
break;
+ case GONZO:
+ dev_info(&client->dev, "trying null\n");
+ fw_name = NULL;
+ break;
case SI2157_A30:
case SI2147_A30:
case SI2146_A10:
